Direct Measurement of Living Standards in New Zealand
Development and Application of the ELSI Scale
John JensenCentre for Social Research and Evaluation, Ministry of Social Development, New Zealand
Matt SpittalCentre for Social Research and Evaluation, Ministry of Social Development, New Zealand
Vasantha KrishnanCentre for Social Research and Evaluation, Ministry of Social Development, New Zealand
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION
Contemporary governments are almost universally concerned at how well their citizens are faring materially. Amongst the reasons for this are that governments can expect to gain electoral benefits from a perception that they are instrumental in fostering improvements in the...